Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
2004
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Synopsis
A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.
Key facts
Cast
Quentin Tarantino, Robert Altman, Jim Jarmusch, Paul Verhoeven, Alexander Payne, James Woods, Henry Jaglom, Jacqueline Bisset
Original language
English
First release
May 16, 2004
Crew
Producer
Marshall Persinger, Rick Ross, Steve Matzkin
Cinematography
John Pirozzi
Editing
Iain Kennedy
Music
Steven Hufsteter
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Cannes Film Festival 2004 generic
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2004 generic
- National Board of Review 2004 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2004 generic
Releases & classifications
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United Kingdom | September 3, 2007 |
Full credits
| Director | Xan Cassavetes |
| Cast | Quentin Tarantino (Self), Robert Altman (Self), Jim Jarmusch (Self), Paul Verhoeven (Self), Alexander Payne (Self), James Woods (Self), Henry Jaglom (Self), Jacqueline Bisset (Self), Kris Kristofferson (Self), Theresa Russell (Self), Vilmos Zsigmond (Self), Penelope Spheeris (Self), James B. Harris (Self), Vera Carlisle Anderson (Self), Doreen Ringer Ross (Self), Douglas Venturelli (Self), Kevin Thomas (Self), Jerry Harvey (Self (archive footage)) |
| Producer | Marshall Persinger, Rick Ross, Steve Matzkin |
| Executive producer | Alison Palmer Bourke, Ed Carroll |
| Cinematography | John Pirozzi |
| Editing | Iain Kennedy |
| Music | Steven Hufsteter |
Additional data: TMDB.
